On February 10, 1980, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated as Brazil’s 35th President, an office that he held through 1994. Popularly known as Lula, he promoted programs to alleviate poverty and hunger in Brazil. A self-made man, Lula worked as a peanut seller and shoe shine boy in his youth, and did not… Continue reading President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva